. >> reporter: former navy seal chris kyle was the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history and wrote the best selling book american sniper. when i spoke with the book's co- author today, he was clearly very admiring of chris kyle and at the end of our conversation he said, "i'm sorry if i made chris kyle sound like he's 10- foot tall, like he's a superhero." then he paused and said but he was. in new york jonathan hunt, fox news. >>> the first bipartisan house bill to combat gun trafficking was announced today making firearms trafficking a federal crime. it will impose stronger penalties on straw purchases, those who purchase guns for convicted felons and those prohibited from buying guns on their own. the proposal included recommendations made by president obama and vice president biden. >>> the fbi said the man who held a small boy captive in a bunker in alabama for almost a week died in a s.w.a.t. gunfire. fbi said dykes reinforced the bunker with explosive devices. six days earlier he boarded the school bus, killed the driver and kidnapped ethan. police